The original Charter of the New England Section was granted by the American Ceramic Society on 11 February 1918.
It was signed by Homer F. Staley, President of the Society and Charles Binns, Secretary. Al Klein was the first Chairman of the Section. Charter members were:

The organization of a New England Section of the American Ceramic Society was completed at a
meeting at the Norton Company, Worcester, MA, on Wednesday, December 10. Rules of the organization
were formally adopted and officers were elected during a business meeting following dinner.

Guest speakers were Miss Adelaide Toombe who spoke
on the impressions she gained during a recent trip to Europe, with particular regard to the ceramic and
art pottery in Sweden. Mr. O. J. Whittemore of the Norton Company spoke on the subject, "New and
Unusual Refractories" and described the properties of some refractory materials withstanding extremely
high temperatures and their use for unusual purposes. The next meeting of the New England Section has been tentatively set for January second.

Approximately eighty persons interested in ceramics from all over New England attended the meeting
as Charter Members of the New England Section of the American Ceramic Society. Any other persons in New
England who are interested in ceramics will be welcome as members of the organization and should contact
Professor W. D. Kingery of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for additional information.